WonderWeavers Storytellers
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$350
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
August 2014
End Date
August 2014
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Meeker
Project Overview
The WonderWeavers Storytellers will perform their Stories Alive/Books Alive! Program at an outdoor event in Grove City to help promote early literacy. The WonderWeavers use audience participation, puppets, props, and magic to reinforce the importance of reading for people of all ages.
Project Details
31 participated
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$350
Direct expenses
$350
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
The families attending this event will learn to appreciate familiar stories in new ways. Caregivers will learn different ways to communicate to their young children and children will see stories come to life. In the process families will learn about the art of storytelling, puppetry, and magic.
Measurable Outcome(s)
The folks attending this event really felt invited to join the group and participate in the stories that the WonderWeavers told. They appreciated that this was a great event for their children. The children were excited to learn more about the books that the stories the WonderWeavers told came from.
Project Manager
First Name
Laurie
Organization Name
Pioneerland Library System
Street Address
410 5th St. SW, P.O. Box 327
City
Willmar
State
MN
Zip Code
56201
Phone
(320)235-6106 x28
Email
laurie.ortega@pioneerland.lib.mn.us
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